A radio communication apparatus according to an exemplary aspect includes: a detection unit configured to detect an object flying in the vicinity of a propagation path of directional radio waves; a distance calculation unit configured to calculate a distance between the propagation path of the radio waves and the object detected by the detection unit; a change amount determination unit configured to determine a change amount of a transmission power value used in performing transmission of the radio waves in accordance with the distance calculated by the distance calculation unit; and a signal control unit configured to control the transmission power value based on the change amount determined by the change amount determination unit. The change amount determination unit adopts a positive value as the change amount when the calculated distance is equal to or smaller than the prescribed distance.